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... didn't actually look at my face not even one little bit ... he still stamped my passport! Silvana, Emily and Anthony were amazed at how indifferent they were and that they couldn't care less. We buy train tickets which cost €12 each from the airport to Centrale. We then find the Tim store to set our iPads and phones up which took 1 1/2 hrs! We are so hungry that all visions of a lovely relaxed lunch at Stresa give way to the ...

... reversing heroics the other day (it was 500m then, it must be 750m now)

Reversing miracle

Each year Alex and Val are somewhere near us in this hemisphere - was great to catch them for dinner in Amboise

As well as catching up with old friends, it was great to make some new friends like Marie-Noelle and Philippe, like Majid, like Frederique & Denis, like Guilliame & Beringere...and I am sure I have missed some ...

... and I chatting while sh headed to reception to organise a room change. Their room had no air-conditioning. After 30 minutes, joan had not returned so Bill and I went looking. We found Joan chatting to an Australian couple in the library. It turned out that Lindsay and Sharon from Queensland were on our tour. We sat and chatted for two hours until joined by ...

... frescoes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Mau rizio_al_Monastero_Maggiore We then took a few right and left turns and found ourselves at the Leonardo Da Vinci designed Milan Cathedral. This was a truly spectacular building. It is said that this building inspired many Walt Disney's fantasy castles. We did not go on a tour as the Que. to do so was far too long. I was fascinated by the armed soldiers patrolling the perimeter and the body search and airport style detectors ...

... how warm it is today- not the freezing weather I was expecting. Back on the shore we slowly wander through the small streets, visit the painter statue at the end of a wisteria walk in the council gardens and then wander along the water's edge back to where we parked the car. It is so peaceful and beautiful here. I love it even more now. A meandering drive home, along Lake Maggiore, through Verbania, stopping at a big supermarket to buy food for dinner for the next few ...